Framer vs Webflow — Platform Benchmark

50.3

Framer

6 sites

55.0

Webflow

18 sites

WINNER

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability

42.8 57.5

Avg Security

50.0 51.9

Avg Efficiency

52.5 55.4

Avg Total Score

50.3 55.0

Avg Structure

48.7 66.1

Avg Load Complexity

48.3 50.7

Avg Lighthouse

61.8 48.8

Best Site Score

55.6 66.4

Worst Site Score

37.4 31.6

Framer Webflow

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry	Framer	Webflow
Architecture	—	65.2 1 sites
Content Creation	—	51.3 3 sites
Corporate-personal	—	63.1 2 sites
Design	—	56.6 2 sites
Photography	—	53.1 10 sites

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Webflow holds a modest 4.7-point lead over Framer. The difference is real but not decisive.

Dimension Edge

Framer leads in: Lighthouse. Webflow leads in: AI Readability, Efficiency, Structure, Load Complexity. Webflow has a broader performance advantage across dimensions.

Opportunities for improvement

Framer could target AI Readability, Efficiency, Structure, Load Complexity to close the gap.
Webflow could target Lighthouse to improve.

Industry-by-Industry Results

The platforms split industry wins evenly across 5 shared verticals - the overall score gap may be driven by a few outlier sites rather than a consistent pattern.

Sample Size Consideration

Webflow has 3× more audited sites than Framer. Larger samples surface more variation and may pull averages toward the mean, so this comparison should be read with that in mind.